158: Anonymous from Earth

What exactly is a Demon King?

159: Anonymous from Earth

It's the ruler born from pure 100% chaos, a monstrous entity.

Incidentally, I haven't encountered any transfer students like that yet.

160: Anonymous from Earth

I don't know.

I don't really understand about spirits.

161: Anonymous from Earth

A big wolf that breathes fire...

162: Anonymous from Earth

So the Demon King appeared here before even Aris Maris?

163: Anonymous from Earth

The Demon King grows more monstrous with each level, mixing in some new element with every step up the hierarchy.

Theoretically, the lower the demon lord is located, the weaker it becomes.

164: Anonymous from Earth

What exactly is Arisamaris?

165: Anonymous from Earth

Figure it out yourself, and for the love of god, know it already—

you should at least know it's the world's largest labyrinth city, Arisamaris.

166: Anonymous from Earth

So if humanity never cleared the labyrinth, a really dangerous demon lord would grow strong enough to come out from the lower levels?

167: Anonymous from Earth

That's right.

The artificially created labyrinths extract energy in the form of spirit stones, functioning essentially as magical furnaces.

However, the emergence of demon lords is a clearly defined risk.

Also, the more explorers able to venture into the lower levels, the lower the risk of demon lords, and the easier they can be eliminated.

168: Anonymous from Earth

The strong adventurers of Arimari have apparently defeated several young demons at the eighth or ninth layer,

169: Anonymous from Earth

Meltia should be smaller than Arimari itself, and a demon discovered at the fifth layer shouldn't have grown that far.

Arimari has even seen records of 100 adventurers dying while fighting a demon that had reached the third layer.

170: Anonymous from Earth

I don't really understand

Can someone explain this?

171: Anonymous from Earth

Gran Arismalis is currently the largest dungeon in the world, having reached the 13th layer. Unlike the newer Meltia Great Dungeon, it has a long history and is truly a grand dungeon.

Of course, demon slaying has happened many times here, and both the number and quality of adventurers are exceptionally high.

Even though several transferees are exploring in Arimari, despite supposedly having cheat advantages, they still can't match top-tier explorers.

This demon lord that appeared in Meltya—had this been Arimari, "discovered on the 5th floor" would have been extremely dangerous, and even reaching the 4th floor would have been incredibly difficult. But judging from the relaxed atmosphere of the guild members, the 5th floor of Meltya is likely equivalent to the 8th or 9th floor of Arimari.

172: Anonymous from Earth

Then what happens to the demon lord that comes out into the outside world?

173: Anonymous from Earth

A massive battle between the Great Spirit Alliance Army and the demon lord's monster army unfolds in the middle of the city, leading to its complete destruction in every sense.

There are reportedly several cities that actually ended like this.

174: Anonymous from Earth

Wow, what a risky place the labyrinth city is.

175: Anonymous from Earth

It's like a nuclear power plant, isn't it?

176: The nameless one from Earth —

so explorers are... 177:

The nameless one from Earth, in

truth, they're absorbing dangerous power into their bodies, transforming into monsters

. They don't die young from it, actually; if anything, they end up living much

longer. 178: The nameless one from

Earth — it's not just dangerous power; it's

chaotic spirit energy. 179: The nameless

one from Earth — is this kind of power something humanity should even

be handling? That chaotic spirit energy must

have serious side effects, right?

180: The nameless one from Earth — spirits are basically just elementary particles,

each tied to a specific element, like H

for water, C for fire. But there's also a chaotic element — a jumbled mix — and

when that chaos blends with animals, they turn into monsters. Those born within dungeons in such a state are called monsters. Aside from

losing their rationality, there don't seem to be any other side effects.

It'll just make your appetite go crazy, that's all

181: Anonymous from Earth

Looking at Max-sama's eating habits, having an insatiable appetite isn't actually such a bad thing

It's not just the cost of food, but the time spent eating will increase too

Eventually, you'll probably just end up eating spirit stones directly

182: Anonymous from Earth

Apparently, you don't get hungry much inside the labyrinth, so you'll probably end up living in the dungeon

183: Anonymous from Earth

That's basically the 'Hungry Ghost Bonfire Slum' from Arimari—the first layer

184: Anonymous from Earth

That place has a strong impact…

Absolutely don't want to get near it

186: Anonymous from Earth

Chaos = Demon

If something's called 'Demon' in that world, it basically means Chaos's spiritual energy

Chaos spirit stones should properly be called Demon Stones

187: Anonymous from Earth

Anyway, the Demon King's a monster with 100% pure demonic attributes

, huh? 188: Anonymous from Earth

— Hikaru’s clearly trying to fight alone, isn’t he? 189:

Anonymous from Earth — Challenging

someone who’s forming a slaughter party, then trying to fight them alone? That’s not just reckless—it’s

suicide. 190: Anonymous from

Earth — Isn’t Hikaru kinda confused himself? If the labyrinth’s sealed off,

there’s no way to earn viewers anymore, so he’s got no choice but to

say he’ll defeat the Demon King, right? 191: Anonymous from Earth — Surely he

wouldn’t actually do something that

reckless, right? Even going down into the labyrinth

alone, he probably kept a decent safety margin. If someone were truly

reckless, they’d force their way down to the fifth floor without hesitation.

192: Anonymous from Earth — Probably

thinking he can handle one-on-one fights somehow

. 193: Anonymous from Earth —

Wow, if a high schooler could do all that, they’d deserve to be utterly full of pride and arrogance—though

they’re so experienced it’s almost ridiculous

. There are plenty of transfer

students at much lower levels still struggling with TUEEE. True

top-tier individuals all seem to have the mindset of seekers.

Jeanne… completely indifferent to

others. Her body and mind are like steel virgins. A lone

traveler, a hero. Max-sama… seriously muscular. A professional zombie killer. High

entertainment value. Also has a weakness for beautiful women—plus point. Nadia (the twin of darkness)…

literally a nation-losing seductress. Hikaru… masters dark spirit

magic, hiding in the shadows as a ninja. The existence of her twin sister is also a plus.

Randolph... Superman with amnesia. He longs for a peaceful life but keeps getting dragged into trouble, and despite that, he has an uncanny ability to be the protagonist. He's also surprisingly popular with beautiful women—plus point.

Worigami-chaneru... A veteran YouTuber who firmly captures the hearts of middle-aged viewers.

196: Anonymous from Earth

Worigami-san isn't that popular in terms of viewership, but

he's consistently hovering around 20th place, which is impressive, really.

197: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru might have lost the tendency to get cocky because he grew up alongside a true genius...

198: Anonymous from Earth

He's not just a little talented—comparing him to others is meaningless...

Especially Serika is way too high in performance.

199: Anonymous from Earth

It's like thinking you're driving a race car, only to find out it's actually a jet fighter.

200: Anonymous from Earth

Having twins with the top 1% IQ in the household might be quite a

heavy environment for an ordinary child. Maybe that's what was implied in

Serika Kuren's cryptic words earlier. Perhaps Hikaru himself

carries a deep darkness within. 201: Anonymous from Earth

If it were me, I'd be incredibly

happy to have twins like that as brothers. 202:

Anonymous from Earth That's just

a carefree outsider's opinion. 203:

Anonymous from Earth Maybe

Nanami-chan, the ordinary childhood friend, was the only salvation. 204: Anonymous

from Earth Hikaru doesn't

talk much about his sister, so he must be

going through quite a complicated emotional state. 205: Anonymous

from Earth Worigami-chan

Channel gradually gains popularity among children overseas and steadily rises in popularity—within

a year, it's ranked in the top five.

206: Anonymous from Earth

The Demon Slayer Team is starting from Silver rank, right?

207: Anonymous from Earth

It'll take days to defeat the Demon King, but if we can't enter the labyrinth during that time, how's Hikaru supposed to handle this?

208: Anonymous from Earth

Obviously he's planning to sneak in secretly—don't act like that's not clear.

209: Anonymous from Earth

It's heartbreaking how Hikaru doesn't show any regret at all, just saying "It's unfortunate, but there's nothing we can do," like he's already accepted his fate.

210: Anonymous from Earth

After hearing Serika and Karen's explanations too much, we readers can now understand Hikaru's emotions just from his expressions...

211: Anonymous from Earth

The Demon King must be strong enough to wipe out a party that's descended to the fifth layer, right?

Even if they use dark spirit magic to get close or land attacks,

won't the attacks just pass through? It's impossible to defeat him—absolutely impossible.

Hikaru barely managed to break through Trent's defense, so

212: Anonymous from Earth

in a level-based RPG, it's common sense that you can't overcome a level gap

213: Anonymous from Earth

Sireka: "How can I stop my brother...?"

Karen: "If we'd secured first place overall by now, we probably wouldn't have had to push so hard...?"

Sireka: "God, make a feature that lets you send messages to Refreia."

Karen: "Yeah. Anyway, won't the phone feature be added soon?"

Sireka: "Will that one show names clearly? If it's anonymous, my brother definitely won't show up."

Karen: "An anonymous phone call is seriously scary. Wouldn't God consider that too?"

A phone feature? Seriously? Like an interdimensional hotline—way too hot!

214: Anonymous from Earth

I just said it was a possible feature, that's all.

It's hard to believe it'd end with just the messaging feature

215: Anonymous from Earth

If it's a call from her sister, even Hikaru would answer

But during the viewership race, it probably won't bring any new features, right?

216: Anonymous from Earth

Don't know

Only the gods know

217: Anonymous from Earth

They're back at the shrimp restaurant again...

218: Anonymous from Earth

The shrimp Termitoal is trending on Twitter again...

219: Anonymous from Earth

Looks really delicious, this

220: Anonymous from Earth

Party's over!?

221: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru...?

222: Anonymous from Earth

What about your promise with Refleia-sama?

223: Anonymous from Earth

So we're done with the party, and now it's just going to be me all alone, diving nonstop!

224: Anonymous from Earth

"Why are you so suddenly going in such a weird direction!?"

225: Anonymous from Earth

You mean we're not going to team up with Reflia anymore!?!

226: Anonymous from Earth

Grape Fleur-chan is cute

I want to team up again, nya~

227: Anonymous from Earth

Wait, let's hear Serika's explanation

228: Anonymous from Earth

Transcript

"Reflia wanted to return to her hometown and become a Cathedral Knight—a dream, or rather, a goal. That's why she's venturing into the dungeon, to make that dream come true. Her brother thinks he's just postponing that dream for his own purpose. That's why he can so easily say 'let's disband the party.' And Reflia doesn't want to part from her brother, so she's even lying about it."

229: Anonymous from Earth

I see. Reflia can already use Photon Ray now, so once she goes back, she'll have no choice but to become a Cathedral Knight in her hometown.

230: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru seemed to be having fun exploring the party,

at least that's how it looked to me,

231: Anonymous from Earth

You've probably started feeling more financially secure and gradually getting stronger yourself, haven't you?

232: Anonymous from Earth

If Reflair was going to take a route where Photon Ray couldn't be used,

she should have said to look after her until she could use it,

but she couldn't do that, probably because she's fundamentally kind-hearted,

233: Anonymous from Earth

I heard Reflair's house is next to the cathedral, so she's probably from a pretty prominent family,

If she's a daughter of such a household, she could never be an explorer no matter what,

That's why Hikaru acts this way—he knows that,

234: Anonymous from Earth

The fact that she has servants already proves she's from a high-class family,

They call themselves Holy Knights, but maybe they're from a family that holds an even higher position

235: Anonymous from Earth

Probably, right?

After all, Holy Knights can rise from explorers, so they're basically just security guards, aren't they?

236: Anonymous from Earth

So it was always a love between people of different social standings...

237: Anonymous from Earth

Wait, is the party really over like this?

And what about Hikaru tomorrow?

238: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru's flat expression is scary.

239: Anonymous from Earth

Ready for anything!

240: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru dumped her, and now Lady Rifea's crying...

Such a guilty man...

241: Anonymous from Earth

What are you thinking, Hikaru?

You can't just act on your own desires.

242: Anonymous from Earth

Isn't he just full of himself, really?

243: Anonymous from Earth

You probably think you can't drag Reflair into reckless rule-breaking

, but entering a place sealed off by a labyrinth requires one person alone

. 244: Anonymous from Earth

Bad things are done alone...

245: Anonymous from Earth

Isn't it true that being loved attracts even a demon king?

246: Anonymous from Earth

This is gonna end in death...

247: Anonymous from Earth

Such a shame, a delicious shrimp...

all dressed up for a wake...

248: Anonymous from Earth

Grapefloo-chan is just being her usual self

249: Anonymous from Earth

After all, Floo-chan is just hired help

250: Anonymous from Earth

What a lonely back view of Lady Reflair...

251: Anonymous from Earth

Conversely, Hikaru seems full of determination

What an idiot this guy is

252: Anonymous from Earth

He's got a bit of a desire for destruction, isn't he?

253: Anonymous from Earth

I'm a fan of Refreia-sama

I'm a fan of Refreia-sama!

254: Anonymous from Earth

Can't I just join the Demon Lord Slayer team normally?

255: Anonymous from Earth

Didn't they say even from Silver rank?

256: Anonymous from Earth

If I'm strong, isn't there a chance if I ask?

It's not like Japan, where everything's rigid and set in stone, is it?

257: Anonymous from Earth

The key point is that Hikaru is Japanese

So the idea that "if I ask, it'll work out" just doesn't come to mind

258: Anonymous from Earth

No matter how much we wish it would stop

It's still impossible to look away

The viewership keeps holding the top spot

259: Anonymous from Earth

It's just beyond help now

260: Anonymous from Earth

Won't Serika and Karen pass out from stress?

261: Anonymous from Earth

Se: "We're going to sleep now too..."

Ka: "You should just get arrested by the security force already."

Se: "That's going too far, but I never thought my brother would be so reckless."

Ka: "I'm exhausted—physically and mentally."

262: Anonymous from Earth

So it seems both of them are going to sleep.

Let's get some rest too, and prepare for tomorrow...

263: Anonymous from Earth

Hikaru didn't set an alarm either, so it looks like he's planning to sleep until morning.

264: Anonymous from Earth

The problem with live streaming is you never know when the good parts will come.

265: Anonymous from Earth

Just set a reminder alarm?

If you set it, your phone will ring, right?

266: Anonymous from Earth

Wait, sometimes it goes off at weird times.

If you wait until it rings, you might miss the best part.

267: Anonymous from Earth

Don't be selfish

just watch 24 hours like me

268: Anonymous from Earth

Don't hang out with someone like you, you damn lazy bum

269: Anonymous from Earth

Yeah, quitting work was definitely the right choice...

270: Anonymous from Earth

I can't make it through life like this

271: Anonymous from Earth

I'm going to sleep now!

272: Anonymous from Earth

Good night~